System diagnostics and indicator codes
The diagnostic indicators on the system front panel display system status during system startup.
Topics:
• System health and system ID indicator codes
• NIC indicator codes
• Non-redundant cabled power supply unit indicator codes
• Using system diagnostics
System health and system ID indicator codes
The system health and system ID indicator is located on the front panel of your system.
Figure 60. System health and system ID indicator
Table 32. System health and system ID indicator codes
System health and system ID indicator
code
Condition
Solid blue Indicates that the system is turned on, system is healthy, and system ID mode is not active.
Press the system health and system ID button to switch to system ID mode.
Blinking blue Indicates that the system ID mode is active. Press the system health and system ID button to
switch to system health mode.
Solid amber Indicates that the system is in fail-safe mode. If the problem persists, see the Getting help
section.
Blinking amber Indicates that the system is experiencing a fault. Check the System Event Log for specic
error messages. For information about the event and error messages generated by the system
rmware and agents that monitor system components, see the Error Code Lookup page, at
qrl.dell.com
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